Elderly man, grandson injured in accident

Wednesday

Apr 3, 2013 at 10:08 PM

An 82-year-old man and his great-grandson were transported to the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center campus in Winston-Salem after the John Deere tractor they were on collided with a dump truck late Wednesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 64 West.

BY DARRICK IGNASIAK The Dispatch

An 82-year-old man and his great-grandson were transported to the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center campus in Winston-Salem after the John Deere tractor they were on collided with a dump truck late Wednesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 64 West.Troopers with the N.C. Highway Patrol were dispatched to the accident on U.S. Highway 64 West at Rowe Road at 4:55 p.m.Trooper Daniel Bowick said William McMahan was leaving his residence on Rowe Road heading north as he crossed U.S. Highway 64 West. A dump truck, the trooper said, traveling west on U.S. Highway 64 West collided with the tractor, ejecting McMahan and his 2-year-old grandson from the John Deere. The 82-year-old landed on the road and the child in the grass.McMahan was transported to WFBMC by AirCare. A hospital spokeswoman said he was listed in serious condition Wednesday night. His great grandson was treated and released from Brenner Children's Hospital at WFBMC, Bowick said.The driver of the dump truck, 58-year-old Keith Mitchell of Statesville, was not injured. He was driving a dump truck for J.T. Russell and Sons Inc. of Ablemarle, the trooper said.Bowick said he hasn't determined who was at fault as his investigation continues. He said there was no impairment on either driver. Bowick said troopers are continuing to investigate the speed of the dump truck when it collided with the tractor.The great grandson had just a little scrape on his arm and a scratch on his neck, the trooper said. Bowick said McMahan also did not have any broken bones."It could have been a lot worse," Bowick said of the accident.AirCare landed at Sink Farm Equipment off U.S. Highway 64 West, said Adam Moore, a firefighter with the West Lexington Volunteer Fire Department. West Lexington firefighters assisted Reeds firefighters at the scene, the firefighter said. Both lanes of U.S. Highway 64 West reopened for traffic about 6:30 p.m., he said.Darrick Ignasiak can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 217, or darrick.ignasiak@the-dispatch.com.

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